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The Melbourne suburbs where house prices have fallen most
Popular inner-city suburbs topped the list, and agents say it’s because owners of the best homes are holding out for a better time to move.
- by Jim Malo
Most people don’t even know where this suburb is. That suits residents to a tee
If you Google ‘Derrimut’, the top result is a gym franchise, and one of its main claims to fame is actually in the next suburb over – but that out-of-the-way reputation is what has attracted families.
- by Hannah Hammoud
Brimbank City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Brimbank will choose 11 people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Where you can buy a house for less than $1m within 10km of Melbourne’s CBD
Hopeful home buyers don’t have to give up proximity to the city to buy something for less than Melbourne’s median house price.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘Fighting a losing battle’: Melbourne suburbs where rents have soared
Tenants are searching far and wide for their next home as rents in several suburbs spiralled 20 per cent or more in a year.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘No one wants to be sharing this message’: Major hospitals confirm budget squeeze
Two of Victoria’s largest health services have imposed hiring freezes in response to government demands for huge savings, causing stress for health workers.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta Cook
St Albans, so long a rough diamond of the west, is beginning to shine
It has welcomed successive waves of migrants. It is home to a beloved market and foodie strip. And it’s just half an hour from the CBD. It is St Albans – and proud of it.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Cold air in Natasha’s old home gave her sores. In her new home, she can’t sleep
She was priced out of her suburb and kept getting outbid on properties. Her new place isn’t ideal, but what choice did she have?
- by Jim Malo
‘I am the final ingredient’: Artist creates the work she will be buried in
Not many of us think about what will adorn our bodies once we die. Helen Bodycomb has gone a step further – creating a stunning death shroud.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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